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As hazing lawsuits mount against Northwestern, experts hope for a shift in attitudes

With allegations of hazing within several sports programs at Northwestern University, experts say that other U.S. universities should use this time to change their own cultures.

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Hazing led former Northwestern football player to self-harm, lawsuit alleges

Simba Short, who played defense for Northwestern from 2015-2016, and another player filed suits with civil rights attorney Ben Crump and Chicago firm Levin & Perconti.

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Northwestern Hangs Interim Coach David Braun Out to Dry

Braun was thrown in front of reporters at Wednesday’s Big Ten media days as the school’s first figure to answer questions for a scandal that long predates his tenure.

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Douglass Park music festivals cause noise, traffic problems for nearby hospitals

“And then there is the noise,” writes Dr. Ronald Meyer in a recent op-ed regarding the Northwestern plan to rebuild Ryan Field. His concern is how the large concerts will affect Evanston Hospital, “just 2,000 feet away from the proposed arena.”

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Northwestern AD Gives First Interview Since Hazing Scandal, Pat Fitzgerald Firing

Derrick Gragg has attracted considerable criticism in recent weeks.

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Northwestern coach David Braun says his players are facing ‘adversity.’ How tone-deaf is this guy?

It would have been nice if he had acknowledged that some former players might have been hurt by the hazing scandal.

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Northwestern interim coach David Braun doesn’t address hazing allegations against football program

Wildcats players decide to not attend Big Ten Media Days.

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Northwestern will add mandatory anti-hazing seminars

“This entire situation, it’s distressing,” Gragg said in an interview with ESPN.

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Northwestern AD Faces Criticism for 2015 Book Calling Women ‘Man’s Greatest Distraction’

Derrick Gragg’s book has resurfaced following hazing scandals at the school, most notably within the football program.

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Report: Ohio State will host transfer linebacker this week

A very interesting development that hopefully goes the Buckeyes way #GoBucks

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Northwestern Football Players to Skip Big Ten Media Day Amid Hazing Scandal Fallout

The decision comes just a day before the media day will begin.

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NU president gives student newspaper first interview amid hazing scandal

Michael Schill fired football coach Pat Fitzgerald only after the student newspaper, The Daily Northwestern, published details of the hazing. This week, he granted the newspaper his first public interview on the scandal.

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REPORT: Michigan State football to host Northwestern transfer 4-star LB Nigel Glover

REPORT: Michigan State to host Northwestern transfer 4-star LB Nigel Glover

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Northwestern’s plan to rebuild Ryan Field will cause traffic, noise problems for Evanston Hospital

The university’s plan will restrict hospital access and subject patients and caregivers to noise that is incompatible with the standard of care.

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Pondering how the Northwestern hazing mess could have occurred

The scandal happened in two ways: slowly, then all at once. The all-at-once part is easy: A football player made a complaint about locker-room hazing, an investigation was done and the dynamite blew up. The slowly part is complicated.

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First Alleged Northwestern Hazing Victim Publicly Comes Forward in New Lawsuit

Ex-Wildcats quarterback Lloyd Yates and a former women’s volleyball player added to Northwestern’s extensive hazing scandal on Monday.

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A former Northwestern volleyball player is suing the university over alleged hazing

The former volleyball player is the first female athlete from the university to sue over recent hazing. It's the latest lawsuit over alleged hazing in the school's athletic programs.

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‘To all the young athletes out there, I urge you to stand up.’ 4th lawsuit filed in Northwestern hazing scandal

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump spoke about the new lawsuit Monday afternoon on behalf of former student football player Lloyd Yates, Last week, Yates said that sexualized hazing was commonplace on the team.

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The Independent UK

Civil rights attorney Crump set to announce another suit against Northwestern over alleged hazing

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump is set to announce another lawsuit against Northwestern University over hazing allegations in its athletic programs, with the latest suit touted as containing “damning new details” of sexual hazing and abuse in its football program

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Polling Place: Will embattled Pat Fitzgerald be a head coach again?

Also: We asked how excited you are for the upcoming Bears season and if Team USA will win the Women’s World Cup.

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Of course race is a factor in lawsuits against Northwestern

Not lost on some, how convenient that this decades-old pattern and practice is investigated and goes public during Derrick Gragg’s rare tenure as one of the few existing Black men overseeing a D1 program

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Ready or not, Northwestern football is right around the corner. Does that still matter?

If the Wildcats are awful — throwback awful, to a time when many questioned if they belonged in the Big Ten — critics will line up to bury them.

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3rd lawsuit filed in Northwestern hazing scandal

A former football player at Northwestern, identified only as John Doe 3, alleges Northwestern University and its leadership fostered a culture of hazing and abuse.

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Anti-hazing policies vary among pro sports leagues

The biggest professional leagues in the U.S. have mostly avoided high-profile hazing scandals over the past decade with the notable exception of the NFL’s Richie Incognito.

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Northwestern Football Assistant Accused of Witnessing Hazing, per Report

A former player has accused Northwestern’s associate head coach of witnessing player mistreatment, according to a new report.

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